Pension Plans and Profit Sharing Plan (L2) Flashcards
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Pension Plans
Qualified Pension Plans
Mandatory Funding (Pension Plans)
Disallowance on In-Service Withdrawals (Pension Plans)
- Loans are allowed but usually NOT permitted because the contributions are primarily funded by the ER
- PPA 2006
○ DB Pension Plans can now provide in-service distributions to
participants who are age 62 or older
Limited Investment in ER Securities (Pension Plans)
- Aggregate value of the ER securities CANNOT exceeds 10% of the FMV of the pension plan assets at the time the ER securities are purchased.
○ ER must offer a choice of at least 3 investment options, other than the ER securities
Limited Investment in Life Insurance (Pension Plans)
DB Pension Plan VS. DC Pension Plans
DB Pension Plan Funding FORMULAS
Cash Balance Pension Plan (DB)
Conversions to Cash Balance Plan
- Occurs when an ER changes from a traditional DB Pension Plan into a Cash Balance Plan○ Cash balance plans are popular choice to get rid of OLD
EXPENSIVCE DB plan - Hybrid Plan 3 Requirements (Under PPA 2006)
○ Participants accrued benefit would be EQUAL or GREATER
than that of a similarly situated, younger participant (identical in
every respect EXCEPT AGE)
○ Interest rate used to determine the interest credit on the
account balance in the hybrid account MUST NOT BE GREATER
than a market rate of return, to be determined under
regulations to be issued
○ For plan years beginning AFTER 2017, the hybrid plan must
provide 100% vesting after 3 years of service
Money Purchase Pension Plans (DC)
Target Benefit Pension Plans (DC)
Pension VS Profit Sharing
Profit Sharing Plans (DC)
Profit Sharing Plans (DC)
Cash or Deferred Arrangements (CODA) [401k plans]
Roth IRA vs Roth 401k
ADP Test
Failing the ADP Test
Stock Bonus Plan VS Profit Sharing Plan
Stock Bonus Plans VS Employee Stock Ownership Plans (ESOPs)
Safe Harbor 401k